Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage
Team Batting
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
1 | C | George Britt | 46 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .091 | .231 | .182 | .413 | 28 | 2 | | | 1 | | |
2 | 1B | Jim Canada* | 30 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .088 | .139 | .088 | .227 | -29 | 3 | | | 1 | | |
3 | 2B | Henry Smith | | 6 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | .389 | .421 | .444 | .865 | 166 | 8 | | | 0 | | |
4 | SS | Clarence Lamar | 27 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .150 | .227 | .150 | .377 | 17 | 3 | | | 2 | | |
5 | 3B | Gene Smith | 30 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .097 | .097 | .129 | .226 | -31 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
6 | LF | Felix McLaurin# | 20 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | .280 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 125 | 10 | | | 1 | | |
7 | CF | Sylvester Owens? | | 8 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | .261 | .320 | .261 | .581 | 80 | 6 | | | 1 | | |
8 | RF | Duke Cleveland* | 25 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .227 | .292 | .318 | .610 | 88 | 7 | | | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
9 | IF | Johnny Ray* | 30 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .174 | .240 | .174 | .414 | 28 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
10 | IF | Gerves Fagan? | 26 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .056 | .056 | .111 | .167 | -49 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
11 | IF | Skin Down Robinson | 34 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | -56 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
12 | UT | Herb Barnhill | 28 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | 9 | 3 | | | 0 | | |
13 | SS | Jabbo Andrews* | 34 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | | .308 | .357 | .462 | .819 | 151 | 6 | | | 0 | | |
14 | C | Henry Turner | 28 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | .385 | .429 | .385 | .813 | 151 | 5 | | | 0 | | |
15 | IF | Marshall Riddle* | 24 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 | 52 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
16 | | Greene Farmer# | 22 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | .400 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 208 | 5 | | | 0 | | |
17 | 1B | Lockhart? | | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | 105 | 3 | | | 0 | | |
18 | C | Joe Royal | 30 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | 105 | 3 | | | 0 | | |
19 | 3B | Parnell Woods | 30 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | .250 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 155 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
20 | UT | Graves? | | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
21 | | Lloyd Davenport* | 30 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 136 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
22 | | Willie Cornelius | 35 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 178 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
23 | | Dick Reynolds? | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | 206 | 3 | | | 0 | | |
24 | SS | Leo Sanders? | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 159 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
25 | MI | William Dyke? | 35 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 7 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
26 | | Clem Hall? | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
27 | | McDonald? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 515 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
28 | P | Hosea Allen? | 23 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 181 | 6 | | | 0 | | |
29 | P | Andy Sarvis? | 34 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | -12 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
30 | P | Lefty Boone? | 22 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
31 | P | Alex Broome? | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
32 | P | James Cooper | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
33 | P | Specs Ellis? | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 105 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
34 | P | Preacher Henry | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
35 | P | Nash? | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | |
36 | P | Fred McKelvin? | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 28.3 | 29 | 436 | 399 | 33 | 82 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | | 29 | | .206 | .259 | .248 | .507 | 56 | 99 | | | 8 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 28.7 | 29 | 393 | 358 | 29 | 74 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6 | | 28 | | .207 | .264 | .251 | .516 | 59 | 90 | | | 7 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 25.8 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | .195 | .214 | .220 | .434 | 34 | 9 | | | 1 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
Team Pitching
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
1 | SP | Hosea Allen | 23 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.40 | 6 | 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 43 | 22 | 21 | | 9 | | 19 | 1 | | 1 | | 72 | | 1.486 | 11.1 | | 2.3 | 4.9 | 2.11 |
2 | SP | Preacher Henry | 31 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 13.97 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 24 | 21 | 15 | | 10 | | 4 | 0 | | 0 | | 29 | | 3.517 | 22.3 | | 9.3 | 3.7 | 0.40 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
3 | RP | Andy Sarvis | 34 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.20 | 5 | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | | 3 | | 5 | 0 | | 3 | | 123 | | 1.184 | 9.6 | | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.67 |
4 | RP | Specs Ellis* | | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.60 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | 4 | | 4 | 1 | | 0 | | 112 | | 1.200 | 7.2 | | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.00 |
5 | RP | James Cooper | 23 | 0 | 0 | | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | | 8 | 0 | | 0 | | 77 | | 1.000 | 3.6 | | 5.4 | 14.4 | 2.67 |
6 | RP | Alex Broome? | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 175 | | 1.364 | 9.8 | | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
7 | | Lefty Boone* | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | 3 | | 18 | 0 | | 0 | | 90 | | 1.000 | 5.6 | | 3.4 | 20.3 | 6.00 |
8 | | Henry Turner | 28 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0.500 | 4.5 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
9 | | Nash? | | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 60 | | 4.000 | 36.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
10 | | Fred McKelvin | 19 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81.00 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 10 | | 18.000 | 54.0 | | 108.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
11 | | George Britt | 46 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
12 | | Willie Cornelius | 35 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Team Totals | 26.9 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 5.49 | 29 | 13 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 120 | 76 | 61 | | 37 | | 59 | 2 | | 4 | | 74 | | 1.570 | 10.8 | | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.59 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 5 | 2 | | 6 | | | | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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IBB |
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HBP |
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BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
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BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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